Re: Delete Keys OT (Was OT: Time to Bomb Saddam...)

Hal,

Time for a minority opinion.

First - ME (your words):  American Mongrel - technically for the Federal
Government 'Hispanic' but also Cherokee and "Anglo" (Scots, Irish,
French
[via Canada  we believe,] Dutch and German-Jew) racially/ethnically;
radically Evangelical and Presbyterian; moderately Conservative
politically ( used to say conservative until I came to work at my
current
place of employment where I am considered a 'fringe Liberal";) and I do
wish well for the Iraqi people and ill on Saddam;  I realize the Moros
are not happy with their perceived treatment (the word 'treaty' pops
into
my mind) but I support the actions of Gloria Arroyo's government to
suppress rebellion; I find Maathahir (spelling?) Mohammed a person I can
respect from a distance even if I disagree with his actions; (With 2
Indian Daughters) I sympathize with India's concerns if not their
political process or their responses to Pakistan over Kashmir;	 I like
Australians I have met on this list or professionally even if I/they/we 
don't really feel the other group 'has a clue' sometimes;  I fight a
persistent "Anti-English/pro-Irish/Scots" mind set engendered from my
upbringing; and - drum roll, please -

I DON'T want to know ALL  war gamers better.  At least beyond the game
table.	That applies locally to the local cons I attend, the historical
club I belong to, this list (and all the other lists my three war game
personas (warbeads, Triphibious, and Dwarf_warrior) belong to.)  I do
want to know some better and not just those I seem to 'agree' with.  I
won't name names but there are some of both the "must meet' and "No,
youare mistaken, I name is... Pablo de Aniba..." categories on this list
and a host that fall into the nebulous 'maybe' set.  I don't want to
discuss Gun Control, Abortion, current national superiority, the <spit>
UN, Religion, or Politics in depth on this list.  You want to post  [OT]
topics properly labeled, do so - that's why we started using the DS,
SG2,
FT, OT, etc. labels because some vaccheads fail to enjoy Dirtside and
some treadheads don't like "Navy in Space" games.  But please don't
insist that we all would be happy to get to know each other better.  I
don't like Anoraks (spelling.)

For wxample, I don't care if Karl H. is a Green, Red, Blue, Purple,
Social Communist, or Luddite.  I probably don't want to know what his
religious/poilitical/social views are.	I just want to pick
brains/share/discuss games with Karl, OO ,  Indy, Beth/Derek, BADDAWG,
(when he returns, God willing) "the Real Romans" own bad boy, and quite
a
few others I meet electronically.   Some times distance and/or lack of
details makes a game friendship easier to bear.

Gracias,
Glenn

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